I’ve been waiting over a year to see some footage from “The Cleveland Show” since it was announced that the “Family Guy” spin-off scored a full season for an episode to actually hit the airwaves. Now that footage has finally landed I can proudly declare that it’s … um, well, gosh, this is awkward.

Let’s just say that the trailer leaves a lot to be desired. Some jokes, mostly anything with Cleveland Jr., bring the LOLs while others fall way flat, like the Jennifer Aniston diss I mentioned in the title. Basically Cleveland tries to replace his stepson’s dead dog and the tyke replies that you can’t simply replace a dog the way Brad Pitt replaced Jennifer Aniston, or John Mayer replaced Jennifer Aniston, or Vince Vaughn replaced Jennifer Aniston.

Also, the family of bears living next door had been one of my most anticipated elements but for some reason their accents aren’t working for me. And the lack of screen-time for the Victorian neighbors is also disappointing.

But I remain hopeful that these kinks can be worked out before the show’s fall debut. Even “Family Guy” needed some tinkering in year one! Check out the trailer and tell me what you think!